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AmeriCorps Opportunities

AmeriCorps Opportunities

Gabby Ryan, our neighborhood staff liaison, wanted to share this opportunity for community members to serve in the Spokane County United Way’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program. She stated in her email: It’s often described as the domestic Peace Corps, and allows for folks to do intentional and impactful community-based work. Being an AmeriCorps VISTA was what allowed for me to begin my work in the Spokane community, as I served as the AmeriCorps VISTA in Eastern Washington University’s Office of Community…

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Free Training Workshops – League of Women Voters’ Speak Up School – February 15 and 20, 2021

Free Training Workshops – League of Women Voters’ Speak Up School – February 15 and 20, 2021

The League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area (LWVSA) will be hosting a 2-afternoon free training workshop called Speak Up School to encourage a wide range of people to testify at open meetings held by the Washington State Commission on Redistricting later in 2021. Speak Up School will share tools to help participants find their own voice and build effective, personal testimony. Register Share the flyer Redistricting – redrawing district lines for legislative and congressional districts – occurs every…

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DivisionConnects Transportation Study Feedback Opportunities

DivisionConnects Transportation Study Feedback Opportunities

DivisionConnects, a collaborative two-year transportation and land use study, focuses on opportunities and challenges that come with the planned completion of the North Spokane Corridor (NSC). They are seeking public feedback around how the highway can improve, what elements should remain the same and how Division can become more accessible for all modes of transportation in the long-term. They have added a new mapping tool to their website to gather residents’ input on how they travel Division Street. They also added…

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Volunteer Opportunity – SRTC Transportation Advisory Committee

Volunteer Opportunity – SRTC Transportation Advisory Committee

Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Spokane County, is seeking qualified applicants for its citizens advisory committee; the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC’s work will assist Transportation Planners and the SRTC Board of Directors to bring improvements to our area. We are encouraging individuals to provide their perspective on the transportation challenges facing our region and we will work together to create improvements that benefit our entire community. For more information and details about the membership…

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Short Land Use Study on North Monroe – Volunteers needed

Short Land Use Study on North Monroe – Volunteers needed

The City of Spokane is initiating a short land-use study process regarding the North Monroe Corridor and the residential uses around it which is being led by Kara Mowery and Kevin Freibott at the City Neighborhood and Planning Services Department. At this point, the North Monroe Corridor has been designated and planned, and the City has updated its Comprehensive Plan and Municipal Code policies accordingly.  However, when the City considers the transition between the Corridor and the surrounding Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, as well…

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